1+ hour, 29+ min ago  (819+ words) HUNTSVILLE, Ala. " Drones are profoundly changing the Army's approach to aviation and combined arms training, Maj. Gen. Clair A. Gill, commanding general of the U.S. Army Aviation Center of Excellence, told Military Times in an interview. During the Army's first annual Best…...

2+ hour, 6+ min ago  (334+ words) HUNTSVILLE, Ala. " Soldiers of the Army National Guard's 28th Infantry Division snagged the award for Best Innovation at the U.S. Army's inaugural Best Drone Warfighter Competition in Huntsville, Alabama, this week for inventing a drone that uses a claw to retrieve downed…...

8+ hour, 40+ min ago  (506+ words) The Defense Department this week began testing for the initial phase of its Drone Dominance Program, an effort to expand the use of commercial drones across the military. Dubbed "the Gauntlet," military operators will fly and evaluate uncrewed aerial systems,…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago  (672+ words) HUNTSVILLE, Alabama " Soldiers from across the U.S. Army showcased drone warfare skills and ideas in the service's first annual Best Drone Warfighter Competition held here this week. The competition, launched on Tuesday, is an Army event sponsored by the Army Aviation…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (382+ words) The U.S. Army's first multinational drone combat competition held in Europe saw 10 teams wield first person view drones with stealth in a forest setting to test their skills. "The original intent was to evaluate different teams and organizations on their ability…...

3+ mon, 1+ day ago  (308+ words) A U.S. Army exercise with NATO allies saw soldiers take out attacking drones by launching small interceptor drones from the back of a pickup truck. Soldiers of the U.S. Army's 1st Battalion, 57th Air Defense Artillery Regiment conducted the exercise with Polish and Romanian…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago  (461+ words) Following successful field exercises simulating defense against drone incursions, the U.S. Army's Northern Command has formed an operational team to rapidly counter drone threats to military bases within the United States. "The validation and certification of our Counter-small UAS fly-away kit…...

3+ mon, 4+ week ago  (396+ words) U.S. Army units have begun receiving updated navigational hardware known as the Mounted Assured Positioning, Navigation and Timing System (MAPS) GEN II, service officials announced. The new system builds on its predecessor, MAPS GEN I, to provide soldiers with increased abilities…...

4+ mon, 5+ hour ago  (218+ words) As drones have grown into a massive threat, so has the need for counter-drone defenses. But this runs into the perennial question of generalists versus specialists. Should counter-drone, or C-UAS, be a skill taught across the U.S. Army, with every soldier…...

4+ mon, 5+ day ago  (1194+ words) ROCK ISLAND ARSENAL, Ill. " The U.S. Army is racing to turn its aging organic industrial base into a modern drone factory network " and learning just how hard it is to move from prototypes to mass production. "We know how to manufacture things....